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Civil engineering.

Roads, drainage and public realm that keep the country moving.

We build roads, junctions, bridges and high-quality public realm along with the drainage systems that protect them. Our teams deliver successfully for National Highways, local authorities, Severn Trent Water and developers across the Midlands and Wales.

Highways & public realm Drainage & earthworks Structures & bridges

Built for complex civils.

We’re pre-qualified, accredited and ready for complex civil engineering. With our own plant and directly employed teams, we self-deliver from tender to handover. That keeps control tight and accountability clear.

  • Black Country Highways Works framework
  • Herefordshire Highways & Public Realm framework
  • Warwickshire County Council framework
  • Stoke-on-Trent City Council minor works framework
  • Regenda civils & highways framework
  • Utility frameworks
  • S278 / S38 highway works
  • Constructionline Gold, CHAS, SSIP & ISO accredited

Highways & public realm.

We build roads, junctions, footways, car parks and public realm in busy town centres, keeping people and businesses moving throughout.

From regeneration schemes to S278 improvements, we install paving, kerbs, surfacing and street furniture to precise tolerances. Every detail is finished with care, creating public spaces that look right and last.

All public realm projects
Worcester Street — featured case study
Featured case study
Worcester Street
Highways & public realm·£4.23M·Kidderminster·2026

A new landscaped community green space replacing stepped access, with a play area, improved disabled access and LED lighting connecting the town…

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Dale End, Coalbrookdale — featured case study
Featured case study
Dale End, Coalbrookdale
Drainage & earthworks·£400,000·Coalbrookdale·2024

A bespoke flood-alleviation scheme reducing the dual flood risk from a nearby brook and the River Severn, delivered around a dense web of live…

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Drainage & earthworks.

What goes on below ground – drainage, sewers, groundworks, land remediation and bulk earthworks – protects everything above.

We deliver complex schemes for water authorities, developers and councils. That includes foul and surface-water drainage, large-scale earthworks and flood-alleviation projects. With our own plant and directly employed teams, we mobilise quickly and keep firm control of programme, cost and quality.

All drainage projects
A McPhillips crew at dusk beside the crane lifting the Spring Hill footbridge into place

Our own plant and our own people, from tender to handover.

Structures & bridges.

We build bridges, retaining walls, culverts and highway structures to demanding standards.

By engineering and building in-house, we draw on 60+ years of practical buildability experience at the design stage, keeping budget and programme on track.

All structures projects
York’s Bridge — featured case study
Featured case study
York’s Bridge
Infrastructure & bridges·£5.14M·Pelsall·2026

A new 40m two-way bridge with dedicated pedestrian access and improved visibility and lighting, delivered around ecological and heritage constraints…

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Civil engineering we’re proud of.

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Broadway car park
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Broadway car park

Infrastructure & civil engineering·£90,000·Broadway·2026

Wychavon District Council appointed McPhillips under a JCT Contract to deliver car park resurfacing…

Blackheath town centre and bus interchange
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Blackheath town centre and bus interchange

Infrastructure & civil engineering·£1.35M·Blackheath·2025

A £1.35M town-centre bus interchange and public realm, delivered on time and on budget with zero…

Built for the long term.

What a project leaves behind matters just as much as the building itself. That’s why we set clear social value targets at the start of every contract — including local jobs, training, supply chain spend and community benefit — and report against them throughout.

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Yes. We own our plant and directly employ 240+ people, so highways, drainage, earthworks and structures are delivered by our own teams rather than a chain of sub-contractors. That keeps cost, programme and quality under our control.

We are on the Black Country Highways Works, Herefordshire Council Highways and Public Realm, Warwickshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Regenda civils and highways frameworks, and we deliver S278 and S38 highway works, adoptable schemes and utility frameworks. We also hold Constructionline Gold, CHAS and SSIP accreditation, along with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification.

Yes. We routinely deliver public realm and highways in busy retail cores, with full traffic and pedestrian management, phased logistics and close liaison with businesses so everyone keeps trading throughout.

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